In the next week, Guan Zhengxing was looking for Manager Ma and Fang Xucong, but he didn't find any news, he also went to Harbin to find Tao Xiru, knocked on the door for a long time and no one answered, the neighbor next door came out, thought he was a relative, and told others that they had gone to the funeral home, Guan Zhengxing only then knew that the old man died of illness last night.

When he appeared in the mourning hall, looking at Tao Xiru kneeling in front of his father's coffin, he was haggard, his beard had not been shaved for several days, his painful eyes were full of scarlet bloodshots, and for a moment he remembered his former self.

Guan Zheng walked to the spiritual position and bowed, Tao Xiru was stunned at first, and then gratefully returned the salute and walked over to Guan Zhengxing and said:

"Thank you, thank you for coming."

There were tears in his eyes, and these tears were grateful, guilty, and remorseful.

Tao Xiru took him to a secluded place outside the mourning hall, took out a cigarette case from his pocket and handed it over, Guan Zhengxing took one and held one, Tao Xiru lit it for him, and lit one himself.

At first, both of them were speechless, smoking cigarettes in silence.

Suddenly, Tao Xiru said: "I'm sorry for you, I owe you all my life." ”

Guan Zhengxing dusted off his cigarette ashes, kept his eyes on the ground under his feet, and heard him say again:

"Ji Jingyi is gone, she has been lying to me all along, she and Manager Fang Xu Congma have teamed up to pit me," her throat rolled, and some words were difficult to speak, "I know I'm sorry for you, and when I finish my father's funeral, I'll go back to the north. Jing sold the house and the car, and I will compensate you for all the money. ”

Compensate?

Guan Zhengxing found the term ironic and ridiculous.

Before the two of them could finish chatting, someone in the mourning hall suddenly shouted: "Tao Xiru, your mother has fainted!" ”

Tao Xiru threw the cigarette butt on the ground, strode towards the mourning hall, Guan Zhengxing also followed, and waited for the ambulance to send the person to the hospital, and after examining the old man, he was diagnosed with cerebral infarction, and the person was also sent to the intensive care unit.

In the quiet corridor, Tao Xiru, who was dressed in filial piety clothes, sat on the bench, and the person was like a soulless body, looking at his embarrassed appearance, Guan Zhengxing swallowed back what he wanted to say.

Before leaving, he left a thousand yuan for Tao Xiru, "It's not much, it represents my heart, and when my aunt is well, buy some nutritional products for her." ”

Tao Xiru looked at the money in mid-air, knelt directly in front of Guan Zhengxing, hugged him and cried bitterly.

In the hospital corridor at two o'clock in the morning, there was the sound of men buzzing and crying.

Return north from Harbin. On the road to Beijing, Guan Zhengxing looked indifferent, mechanically driving along the highway, within a week, the mobile phone only turned on when needed to call Lawyer Jiang, and then turned off the phone again, he knew that there were a bunch of messages sent by Shen Zilu inside, and he didn't answer the reminder, but he didn't want to look at it.

Shen Zilu is anxious every day, looking for people everywhere, Cui Anya watched her daughter suffer every day. Mentally tortured and distressed, Shen Kangnian was angry in his heart, but he couldn't vent to the mother and daughter, and he made countless phone calls to Guan Zhengxing, but he couldn't be contacted. During this time, he learned about the lawsuit with Jiang Zhou, but he was very tight-lipped, only saying that the verdict was very unfavorable to the company, so she was mentally prepared.

On Christmas Day, Shen Zilu suddenly saw Guan Zhengxing's number displayed on the screen, and picked it up in surprise, "Where are you?" ”

Guan Zhengxing said: "At 6 o'clock tonight, Wangfujing Snack Archway, I will wait for you." ”

"Okay, you," before she could finish, the phone hung up again.

Shen Kangnian and Cui Anya have been in the north. Jing took care of Shen Zilu, and the two went to the supermarket to buy a bunch of things and came back, and as soon as they entered the door, they saw Shen Zilu changing clothes in a radiant manner.

Cui Anya asked, "Where are you going?" ”

Shen Zilu said: "Mom, Guan Zhengxing called me just now and asked me to meet me at Wangfujing Snack Street." ”

When she heard this, her face immediately sank, "She also knows to call you." ”

Shen Kangnian on the side said: "When there is such a big thing in the company, everyone needs time to digest it." ”

Seeing what Cui Anya was going to say, Shen Kangnian urged: "Hurry up and put things in the refrigerator, my hands are sore." ”

Cui Anya walked to the kitchen, "You can't carry these things." ”

The two went to the kitchen, Shen Zilu changed her clothes and put on exquisite makeup for herself, calculating the time, it would definitely be difficult to park there on Christmas Eve, and she planned to leave early.

At half past five, Shen Zilu arrived at the archway of the snack street and waited for people, and when there were still ten minutes left, she saw Guan Zhengxing in the crowd walking towards her.

Looking at him through the sea of people, he was much thinner, wearing a black coat and no scarf, and his cheeks were red from cold. Shen Zilu hurriedly ran over to take off her scarf, Guan Zhengxing held her wrist and put the scarf back on for her.

"I'm not cold."

The white breath he exhaled between his noses was so unreal, Shen Zilu hugged the person tightly, sniffed his nose and said, "Where have you been?" ”

Guan Zhengxing smiled gently, "I'm busy." ”

Shen Zilu took a deep breath against his chest, smelling the familiar smell and calming down, her classmate Guan finally came back.

Guan Zhengxing lowered his eyes, smiled dotingly, and held Shen Zilu's hand, "Let's go, take you to eat something delicious." ”

He wore leather gloves and his big slender palms wrapped around her powder. The tender woolen gloves are particularly dependent.

One night, they didn't say anything about his disappearance, and when she said what to eat, he went to line up for her to buy it, and walked through the crowd as if he had returned to his college days.

At half past eleven, a large crowd gathered in front of the church, ready to wait for midnight mass.

Shen Zilu touched the things in his pocket, suddenly pressed his chest, looked at Guan Zhengxing with his chin held high, and said, "You stand still." ”

Guan Zhengxing lowered his eyes and looked at her, with suspicion in his eyes.

Shen Zilu pulled down the scarf on his face, took off his gloves, took something out of his pocket in a panic, and then knelt on one knee in front of him.

She held up the ring in her hand and said to Guan Zhengxing:

"Guan Zhengxing, I have too many likes in this world, I like to eat, I like to play, I like to sleep lazy, I like to be a rice worm who doesn't work hard, but I found that these have changed after meeting you, these likes are less than one millionth of what I love you, I found that I can't live without your love, and I can't not love you, we have known each other for nine years, I think these times are enough for me to get to know someone, and enough for you to understand me. So, you know what I mean? ”

Guan Zhengxing was stunned, "......"

Shen Zilu's eyes were red, and she choked up and said, "Classmate Guan, marry me." ”

There were instant applause and blessings around, and some people coaxed: "Marry her, marry her......"

Guan Zhengxing came back to his senses and wanted to pick people up, Shen Zilu pushed his hand away and muttered in his ear:

"Please, marry me."

"I beg you."

Guan Zhengxing said, "You get up." ”

"I'm not up!"

"Classmate Guan, I beg you, marry me."

Her aggrieved voice crushed his heart, and Guan Zhengxing sniffed, holding her face and kissing it hard.

The cheers echoed in front of the church, but he did not take the ring, picked the man up, ran into the crowd and disappeared......

Shen Zilu stood in front of the lecture hall and shouted Guan Zhengxing's name.

"Guan Zhengxing, Guan Zhengxing......" She cried with tears all over her face and shouted hoarsely, "Guan Zhengxing-"

……

Since the separation on Christmas Eve, Shen Zilu couldn't contact Guan Zhengxing, turned off his mobile phone, and didn't reply to WeChat, she called Lawyer Jiang again, but he couldn't contact him, Guan Zhengxing seemed to have disappeared from this world, and he couldn't see any trace of him anymore.

This love is meaningful when it happens at the same time as being loved.

But when she doesn't expect anyone and is not expected by anyone, the love that she blurts out when she sees you becomes a joke. It's also when you don't get any response that you know that some things need to be done in moderation.

Shen Zilu endured the painful torment, and she had to behave well in front of her parents.

After Christmas, Guan Zhengxing responded to the last lawsuit. The verdict was still unfavorable.

In January 2018, Guan Zhengxing filed for bankruptcy with the court, and the next period of time was the darkest date of his life. Also on the day of the verdict, Guan Zhengxing called Shen Kangnian.

"Uncle, I'm sorry, I betrayed your trust, forget about my engagement to Xiaolu."

Shen Kangnian was angry and was about to scold him for being a "coward", but the phone hung up.

The busy sound echoed in the quiet living room, and when answering the phone, Shen Kangnian turned on the speakerphone, originally wanting to vent his anger to Shen Zilu, but what he never expected was a ruthless divorce.

Cui Anya watched Shen Zilu leaning on the recliner on the balcony with the quilt over her head, and then ...... The man in the quilt trembled.